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Sanctions-hit Rusal restarts alumina refinery in Guinea

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

CONAKRY, June 21 (Reuters) - Sanctions-hit Russian aluminium producer Rusal restarted production at its Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea on Wednesday after a six-year hiatus, the West African country's mines minister told Reuters ... The first phase aims to reach a capacity between 550,000 and 600,000 tonnes," Abdoulaye Magassouba, Minister of Mines and Geology, told Reuters ... Advertisement. ....

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Harold Sundelius

Dispatch Argus 21 Jun 2018

Geological Survey, serving in military geology and Eastern U.S. regional geology from 1959 to 1965. He then joined the faculty of Wittenberg University in Ohio, where he would become associate dean and professor and chair of geology. In 1975, he returned to Augustana as professor of geology, vice president and dean of the College, retiring in 1995 as professor emeritus of geology....

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New oil and gas wells up 60%

Billings Gazette 21 Jun 2018

— The Wyoming Geological Survey says more than 580 oil and gas wells were completed in Wyoming in 2017 ... Geological Survey Director Erin Campbell says higher ......

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Fight over environmental measure affecting hard rock mining heats up

Ravalli Republic 21 Jun 2018

The fight over an environmental initiative that would affect how new mines are permitted is heating up. The group Stop I-186 to Protect Miners and Jobs launched its statewide campaign Wednesday at Montana Tech, leading the mining industry’s fight against the proposed initiative ... Jim Keane and several from Lincoln County where two hard rock mines are trying to get permitted, spoke to a crowd of approximately 100 people....

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HIVE Blockchain Releases VR Footage of Their Swedish Mining Farm

CoinStaker 21 Jun 2018

HIVE) is seeking to advance general awareness of not only the blockchain, but also of how mining plays a central role in ensuring the technology’s longevity, optimization, and security. HIVE wants the average Joe or Jane to know that cryptocurrency mining is completely digital. It requires no flashlights or hard hats—construction of the mining farms aside....

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Blockchainsplaining

Missoula Independent 21 Jun 2018

“Are we in the bitcoin mining business? No, we’re not,” Project Spokane’s Dan Stivers told county commissioners during a June 14 public hearing. The packed, two-hour hearing was held as commissioners consider enacting a moratorium on cryptocurrency mining ... For nearly a year, some Bonner residents have criticized the mine as providing little local economic upside to offset the incessant noise generated by its server-cooling fans....

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Philippines panel passes 23 mines on state rules, fails 4 - source

This is Money 21 Jun 2018

MANILA, June 21 (Reuters) - A government panel cleared 23 of 27 Philippine mines that were assessed for compliance with state regulations, a source familiar with the talks said, easing uncertainty about potential supply disruptions at the world's No ... The Mining Industry Coordinating Council reviewed all 27 mines that were ordered closed or suspended last year by former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Regina Lopez....

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Trump touts 'America first' policies in Duluth warehouse

Duluth News Tribune 21 Jun 2018

President Donald Trump on Wednesday spent more than an hour in a Duluth harborfront warehouse talking about iron ore and copper mining, trade and his relentless effort to cut government regulations ... Trump talked about renegotiating trade deals to put American interests first, and he praised his administration's efforts to slash government regulations across the breadth of the nation's economy, including mining....

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Blockchain Visionary Earns Millions With “BlockBox”

BTC Manager 21 Jun 2018

All over the world, the so-called BlockBoxes used in bitcoin mining, are appearing in the countryside as FinTech companies and individuals are getting on the bandwagon to get the best out of the newly-emerged industry ... The company, which currently has offices in the US, Europe, and Asia, along with its partners has so far mined over 1 million bitcoins, worth over $6 billion at the current bitcoin price....

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What is Vertcoin (VTC) – All You Need to Know

Use The Bitcoin 21 Jun 2018

Its algorithm has been, therefore, designed to block miners from using any sort of ASIC hardware to mine on the blockchain. This includes custom mining hardware, as well as multipool mining ... This appropriately named application ensures that virtually anyone can get into Vertcoin mining and generate Vertcoin for himself ... Once installed, you just have to enter the wallet address where your mining rewards will be transferred....

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Trump touts ‘America first’ policies in Duluth warehouse

Pioneer Press 21 Jun 2018

In one of his patented “roundtable” discussions in Duluth on Wednesday, President Donald Trump was in friendly territory with about 200 supporters — many of them representing mining, construction and shipping interests — gathered in a spruced-up Lake Superior Warehousing building in the shadow of the Blatnik Bridge ... “Iron mining is really booming now with what we’re doing,” Trump added....

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Ten killed in collapse at Zambian copper mining dump

Gulf Daily News 21 Jun 2018

Ten people were killed and another 10 injured when a Zambian dump for copper mining waste collapsed on Wednesday, police said ... In February the government’s mining investment arm gave a 10 percent stake in Black Mountain to such small-scale miners ... The president (Edgar Lungu) has sent the minister of mines ......

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Minister for boosting economy

The News International 21 Jun 2018

Punjab Minister for Investment, Commerce and Trade Mian Anjum Nisar has stressed the need for using all available resources to boost the economy.Chairing a meeting of Punjab Mines and Minerals Department here on Wednesday, he directed the secretary concerned to make foolproof security arrangements for the labourers.Earlier, Mines and Minerals Secretary Arshad briefed the minister about the sector....

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